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Trade Deficit: F.U.S.T.A. v. nafta, cafta & ftaa...

Posted by Jared Masters on Friday, October 17, 2008 1:00:49 PM
With the President's bailout package that says it will take a while for frozen assets to thaw out and continue recirculation throughout the United States body of commerce, Bush again steadfastly promoted FTAA & CAFTA when the real facts are:
FREE UNITED STATES TRADE AGREEMENT v. nafta, cafta & ftaa


U.S. manufacturing employment declined from 16.8 million people in 1993 to 13.9 million people in 2007; a decrease of nearly 3 million manufacturing jobs at nearly 20 percent of the total. Moreover, the $190 billion U.S. trade deficit with NAFTA countries in simple accounting matters concerning due diligence, correspond facts that manufacturing jobs that could have been here. The Economic Policy Institute estimated that the United States could have had over one million additional manufacturing jobs had there been trade balance between NAFTA countries alone.

*This figure subtracts from the NAFTA trade deficit (our oil and gas trade deficit), which has always been significant although it has shrunk 40 percent as a share of our total deficit since the deal went into effect.

*The underlying & underlining message is that American's can not afford to lose more jobs when we should be concentrating on "The All of the Above Energy Independence" fully benefiting American Companies with American Citizens 1st and foremost.

Whereas parts manufacturing is among the most labor-intensive aspects of manufacturing, so outsourcing of parts that did strongly impact American working people needs a more equal balance than manufacturing imports in 2007 reaching an all time high with a value of $1.5 trillion, or nearly 70 percent more than manufacturing American exports.

Specific language:

If this is supposed to be a Free Trade Resolution, then "Equal" should be the specific final language emphasizing on "Trade".


Whereas nearly 300,000 U.S. family farms were lost during the NAFTA era, while these farms' income shrunk 13 percent all while less restrictions concerning FDA, EPA, and other U.S. Mandated requirements were benefited to foreign importers while heightened restrictions were imposed on U.S. based companies where China's products were over-allowed of lead, i.e.; [ 82Pb207.19] and the recent salmonella out break proved this to be true.                                                                                                             
Specific Language:

 If this is supposed to be a Country Legitimate of Laws "in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for a common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity" then any and all "Free United States Trade Agreement(s)" shall have to adhere "OUR UNITED STATES LAWS" by and for We the People 1st and foremost.


Footnote:

The 110th Congress although not providing the 110% they could have, did however put forth 110% of their efforts via real efforts in crisis circumvention.  Combined terms as in basic computer "code", there was a [ 1 - 1 - 0 ] that translates as on, on, off.  With the upcoming 111th Congress, hopefully they will see the 21st Century as it is and utilize basic computer "code" as [ 1 - 1 - 1 ] that translates as on, on and continuing on for We the People of the United States of America of 50 states and a few outlying sub-contracting corporate sponsors.
*The full truth is that no-matter who becomes the next Prez & Vp, they will have to work with Congress as a whole to get the job done for American citizens as well as "all" immigrants who do want to come here and legitimately help re-build the American Dream.

In Words I couldn't have said better myself:

DEAR 44: Sign the Petition to the Next President

Dear 44We have only two weeks until Election Day, and on November 4th, we will elect the 44th President of the United States.

Will the next President favor policies that encourage job creation, lower energy prices and prosperity?

Or will he take the road of higher taxes, higher energy prices, more regulation, more litigation and more Union corruption?

Make your voice heard - sign the "Dear 44" petition to tell Sens. Obama and McCain that you want a President who supports your pro-growth agenda.

With the economy in crisis, it is more important than ever to have a President who understands the importance of American employers and the value of American workers.

In the coming weeks, we will forward the "Dear 44" petition to both Presidential candidates to ensure that your voices are heard from the very beginning of the next administration.

Sign the "Dear 44" Petition Today!


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